The Royal Arctic Institute: not a science organization. This quintet creates atmospheric guitar-centric sound, like the Ventures gone slow mo and psychedelic. They play for us live.
Playlists
Monday, Apr 11, 2022 – Echoes Program 2215A
Tag: Ambient
Coming Up
Weekend, Apr 23-24, 2022 – Laurie Anderson’s Big Science 40th
It’s the 40th Anniversary of Laurie Anderson’s Big Science, her debut album and the one that contained her signature song, “O Superman.” It still sounds resonant 40 years later.
Playlists
Weekend, Apr 9-10, 2022 – Programs 2214A & 2214B
Michael Stearns’s Planetary Unfolding is a seminal Ambient album from 40 years ago. We talk to the composer and feature the album as Echoes April CD of the Month.
Coming Up
Friday, Apr 22, 2022 – Earth Day Sonic Celebration
It’s the sound of the planet on Echoes as we celebrate Earth Day 2022. We’ll hear music inspired by life on earth as well as music made from the sounds of the earth.
Coming Up
Thursday, Apr 21, 2022 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music from ELEON, one of the recording personas of Michael A Foster, from his new album, Hidden Time. We’ll also hear an electronic duo who record as Iluiteq.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Michael Stearns
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Michel Stearns’s Planetary Unfolding
Playlists
Thursday, Apr 7, 2022 – Echoes Program 2214D
On a Slow Flow Echoes, new music by David Helpling. His new album of ambient orchestrations for guitar and synthesizer is called IN. We’ll also hear new music by Ben Lukas Boysen.
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Wednesday, Apr 20, 2022 – New Music from Patrick Watson
New music from Canadian Dream Pop artist Patrick Watson that captures the uncertainty of this time. We’ll also hear a collaboration between Bruno San Filippo and Aukai.
Playlists
Wednesday, Apr 6, 2022 – Echoes Program 2214C
New music from Avant-pop singer Jenny Hval, who wrote her Master’s thesis on Kate Bush: “The Singing Voice as Literature.” Hval has a new album called Classic Objects.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Apr 19, 2022 – Ambient Chamber Music
Put on your tuxedos and gowns for chamber music on the ambient side. Ambient Chamber Music is the meeting of classical modes and ambient atmospheres, and we have a whole show of it.